Vimeo / Mizan Media's videoshttp://vimeo.com/mizanmedia/videosVideos uploaded by Mizan Media on Vimeo.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:10:28 -0500Vimeohttps://i.vimeocdn.com/portrait/1424542_100x100.jpgVimeo / Mizan Media's videoshttp://vimeo.com/mizanmedia/videosMMP - Corporate Interview Reel 2014Sat, 30 Aug 2014 22:32:14 -0400http://vimeo.com/104826704Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/104826704"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/487473038_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Freelance Videographer (No Additional Lighting)<br> COMPANY: Cultural Edge Consulting<br> CLIENT: General Mills, market research interviews</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:corporate">corporate</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:videographer">videographer</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:videography">videography</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:freelance">freelance</a></p>tag:vimeo,2014-08-30:clip104826704MMP - Corporate Interview Reel 2014THE INVISIBLE UNIVERSE DOCUMENTARY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN CONTINUES…Sun, 26 Jan 2014 02:09:49 -0500http://vimeo.com/85066089Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/85066089"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/462418856_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">FRACTURED ATLAS LINK: <a href="http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=596" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=596</a></p> <p>The Invisible Universe Documentary just raised over $6600 with its recent Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign! It was an amazing 5 weeks of rallying with our fans and we appreciate all the support we received! However, we are not finished yet! Our goal was $20,000 and we still need to raise this amount to begin post-production! </p> <p>Even if you missed the crowdfunding campaign, you can help us get there, by making a tax-deductible donation directly to our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas: <a href="http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=596" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=596</a></p> <p>About Invisible Universe: <br> This groundbreaking project is truly also one-of-a-kind because it not only has interviews with SF writers like Samuel R. Delany, Octavia E. Butler, Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due and Nalo Hopkinson, but with actors like Nichelle Nichols, Wesley Snipes, Phil LaMarr and Kevin Grevioux, and comic creators like Dawud Anyabwile, Dwayne McDuffie, Regine Sawyer and John Jennings, but also with many more writers, artists, filmmakers, academics, educators, activists and fans! We've documented numerous panels, talks, awards, lectures, conventions and conferences over the past ten years around the country, from New York Comic Con to San Diego Comic Con. We've gone into the homes, workspaces and on tour with creators and learned about their lives and their work. This documentary will explore books, movies and comics, and specific topics like Utopian Fiction, Zombie Films, Blaxploitation Films, Black Comic Book Superheroes, Black SF Writers and Afrofuturism and more!</p> <p>We've received the support of nearly 130 fantastic #IUContributors, including SF writers like Tananarive Due (The Living Blood) and Tobias Buckell (Ragamuffin), and writer/scholars like Dr. Yaba Blay of the book, ({1}ne Drop) and pioneering filmmakers like Ava DuVernay (I Will Follow, AFFRM.com)! We appreciate each and every one of you who have previously contributed, liked and/or shared our project!</p> <p>Invisible Universe will be an amazing historical document about Black Speculative Fiction, but we need your support to get there!</p> <p>Our campaign goal is $20,000, of which these funds will be geared towards paying for an editor and acquiring the items we will need to edit the project. </p> <p>Our plan is to have a cut of the film by the end of the summer of 2014 and to start preparing it for festivals.</p> <p>WILL YOU HELP US GET THERE?</p> <p>Muthaofdamatrix Asli Dukan﻿<br> Producer/Director<br> Invisible Universe: a history of blackness in speculative fiction<br> invisibleuniversedoc@gmail.com</p> <p>About the filmmaker:<br> M. Asli Dukan is a producer, director and editor from New York City. She graduated from The City University of New York with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Media and Communication Arts in 1999 where she received the best editing award for her thesis film, Sleeping on a train in Motion. Her media works have screened at the Blowin’ Up A Spot Film Festival and the M.A.L.I. Women’s Film and Performing Arts Conference in Dallas and Austin, Texas, OnyxCon and the Octavia E. Butler Celebration of the Fantastic Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, Citivisions and the Imagenation Film & Music Festival in New York City, the Black to the Future Science Fiction Festival and the Langston Hughes Film Festival, both in Seattle, Washington and on Move the Frame, a community television program based in New York City. She received a grant from the Kitchen Table Giving Circle in 2012 and received an Urban Artist Initiative Grant/NYC in 2009. In 2000, she founded Mizan Media Productions to produce short and feature length SF films and music videos. She has produced and directed several music videos, including Boot for Tamar-kali and Do You Mind for Hanifah Walidah, which debuted on LOGO in 2008. In addition to the feature length documentary, Invisible Universe, she is in development on the feature length anthology horror film, Skin Folk based on the book by award winning SF writer, Nalo Hopkinson.</p> <p>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/InvUniDoc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/InvUniDoc</a><br> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/InvUniDoc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">twitter.com/InvUniDoc</a><br> Youtube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/invisibleuniversedoc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">youtube.com/invisibleuniversedoc</a><br> Website: <a href="http://invisibleuniversedoc.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">invisibleuniversedoc.com</a></p> <p>"I was trying to write myself in." - Octavia E. Butler</p> <p>#BlackSciFiDoc</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:invisible+universe">invisible universe</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+sci-fi">black sci-fi</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+sf">black sf</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+speculative+fiction">black speculative fiction</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+science+fiction">black science fiction</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:afrofuturism">afrofuturism</a></p>tag:vimeo,2014-01-26:clip85066089THE INVISIBLE UNIVERSE DOCUMENTARY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN CONTINUES…Dorothy Dandridge tribute videoSun, 13 Oct 2013 09:57:04 -0400http://vimeo.com/76803280Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/76803280"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/451756839_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first"></p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:dorothy+dandridge">dorothy dandridge</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:video">video</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:tribute">tribute</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-10-13:clip76803280Dorothy Dandridge tribute videoNichelle Nichols tribute videoMon, 23 Sep 2013 17:35:36 -0400http://vimeo.com/75255443Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/75255443"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/449765487_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Producer : M. Asli Dukan<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan<br> Year: 2008</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:nichelle+nichols">nichelle nichols</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:tribute+video">tribute video</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:space+children">space children</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:labelle">labelle</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-09-23:clip75255443Nichelle Nichols tribute videoColleen Max Fisher - It's Only LuvTue, 17 Sep 2013 17:54:59 -0400http://vimeo.com/74765362Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/74765362"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/449213075_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Director : Michael Britto<br> Director of Photography : Michael Mason<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan<br> Producers : Colleen Max Fisher<br> Production Companies : Colleen Max Fisher<br> Year : 2004</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:colleen+max+fisher">colleen max fisher</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:maximum+pleasure">maximum pleasure</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:dukan">dukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:michael+britto">michael britto</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:it%26%23039%3Bs+only+luv">it's only luv</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-09-17:clip74765362Colleen Max Fisher - It's Only LuvEdna Lima 25th NYC AnniversarySun, 15 Sep 2013 01:56:01 -0400http://vimeo.com/74551370Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/74551370"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/448945359_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Producer : M. Asli Dukan<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:edna+lima">edna lima</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mestranda">mestranda</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mestra">mestra</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:capoeira">capoeira</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:nyc">nyc</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:anniversary">anniversary</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-09-15:clip74551370Edna Lima 25th NYC AnniversaryTamar-kali performs HollowSat, 14 Sep 2013 23:23:39 -0400http://vimeo.com/74547303Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/74547303"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/448942034_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Artist : Tamar-kali<br> Venue : Le Poisson Rouge, NYC<br> Videographer : M. Asli Dukan<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:tamar-kali">tamar-kali</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:hollow">hollow</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:le+poisson+rouge">le poisson rouge</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:nyc">nyc</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-09-14:clip74547303Tamar-kali performs HollowCACHÉTue, 10 Sep 2013 00:04:50 -0400http://vimeo.com/74174456Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/74174456"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/449008996_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">A short fashion film introducing the resort inspired collection of Carlton Jones. </p> <p>Director : Carlton Jones<br> Director of Photography : M. Asli Dukan<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan<br> Producers : M. Asli Dukan, Carlton Jones<br> Production Company : Mizan Media Productions</p> <p>Cast in order of appearance:<br> Betty Metta<br> Marcus Braggs<br> Chris Lusk<br> Elias Montalvo<br> Kahshanna Evans<br> Maija Garcia<br> Lidia Carew</p> <p>Production Assistants:<br> Gregory Caldwell, Jacinto Onofre, K. P. Sherman, Noté</p> <p>Music <a href="http://J.Kriv/Liquids" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">J.Kriv/Liquids</a> by Nina Simone<br> Razor -n- Tape Records<br> Vocals: Michou Metta Jones</p> <p>Special thanks Jerald Loud, Rich Kim, Jefro, Kissing Lions, Progressive Pulse, CCNY</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:cache">cache</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:fashion">fashion</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:carlton+jones">carlton jones</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:maija+garcia">maija garcia</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-09-10:clip74174456CACHÉInvisible Universe SD trailerSun, 11 Aug 2013 06:22:05 -0400http://vimeo.com/72130748Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/72130748"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/448933189_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Producer/Director : M. Asli Dukan</p> <p>From the origins of the genres, images of Black people in fantasy, horror and science fiction or speculative fiction (SF) have been inauthentic at best in the imaginations of white creators. From the “Fantastic Voyages” of the 1700s where Black pirates kidnapped white explorers to far off “alien” lands, to technologically advanced futures where Black people didn’t exist in any significant population, to post-nuclear holocaust America where modern Blacks took on aggressive pre-civilized behaviors, many of these ideas have created lasting impressions in the minds of their audiences and future creators. And though there were a few attempts by some white writers to use the genres for social commentary, for instance on race relations, these efforts were few and far in between.</p> <p>There is however a significant output of work by Black creators, who used the techniques and themes of the genres to write alternative stories and to produce films that spoke closer to the realities of Black life. At the turn of the 20th century, Black writers wrote utopian and fantastical novels set during the days of slavery and Reconstruction. Independent Black filmmakers created low budget feature films exploring the effects of science and fantastical religious beliefs on the Black imagination. Harlem Renaissance writers jumped into the genre with “mad scientist” and “end of the world” scenarios commenting on the American race relations. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, two powerful and original voices emerged in the SF world writing tales with more inclusive pasts, presents and futures. Also in the 1970s, Black anti-heroes utilized science and the supernatural to secure Black justice. And later, there was the emergence of Black superheroes, who, though ready, willing and able to save the entire universe, first had to fight a homogenous industry.</p> <p>Brought to life via interviews, film and event clips, text, graphics, music and narration, this documentary ultimately reveals that though often intermittent and mostly unseen, there is a canon of artistic work by Black creators in the SF genres, creating a universe all its own.</p> <p>Support the completion of this project: <a href="https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=596" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=596</a></p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:Invisible+Universe">Invisible Universe</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:documentary">documentary</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:speculative+fiction">speculative fiction</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:science+fiction">science fiction</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:fantasy">fantasy</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:sf">sf</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:scifi">scifi</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+sf">black sf</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+scifi">black scifi</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:octavia+e.+butler">octavia e. butler</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:samuel+r.+delany">samuel r. delany</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:nichelle+nichols">nichelle nichols</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:trailer">trailer</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:2013">2013</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:horror">horror</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-08-11:clip72130748Invisible Universe SD trailerTamar-kali (promo)Tue, 01 Jan 2013 02:04:51 -0500http://vimeo.com/56579265Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/56579265"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/392003980_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Director : M. Asli Dukan<br> Director of Photography : M. Asli Dukan<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan<br> Producer : M. Asli Dukan<br> Production Company : Mizan Media Productions<br> Year : 2013</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media+Productions">mizan media Productions</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:tamar-kali">tamar-kali</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:promo">promo</a></p>tag:vimeo,2013-01-01:clip56579265Tamar-kali (promo)30 Significant Black Characters in SF Films (Part Three)Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:45:06 -0500http://vimeo.com/54793925Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/54793925"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/378952413_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">This is part three of three of "30 Significant Black SF characters in SF films". In this case, significance is defined as "something that is conveyed as a meaning, often obscurely or indirectly", I have set 5 basic criteria for picking characters (not the films!). They are as follows below:</p> <p>1. Character (is the character primary, secondary or extra)<br> 2. Agency (does the character have the ability to make their own choices)<br> 3. Survival (does the character live until the end of the film)<br> 4. Boglesque (does the character appear as a stereotype)<br> 5. Relevance (does character have historical, political or social relevance)</p> <p>﻿﻿This is an informal, evolving survey of characters and is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is also very specifically about the characters and not about the films, which may or may not hold high significance. It is also my own personal opinion.</p> <p>Rate, Comment, Share, Subscribe.</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2012-12-03:clip5479392530 Significant Black Characters in SF Films (Part Three)30 Significant Black Characters in SF Films (Part Two)Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:05:08 -0500http://vimeo.com/54790788Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/54790788"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/378931979_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">This is part two of three of "30 Significant Black SF characters in SF films". In this case, significance is defined as "something that is conveyed as a meaning, often obscurely or indirectly", I have set 5 basic criteria for picking characters (not the films!). They are as follows below:</p> <p>1. Character (is the character primary, secondary or extra)<br> 2. Agency (does the character have the ability to make their own choices)<br> 3. Survival (does the character live until the end of the film)<br> 4. Boglesque (does the character appear as a stereotype)<br> 5. Relevance (does character have historical, political or social relevance)</p> <p>﻿﻿This is an informal, evolving survey of characters and is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is also very specifically about the characters and not about the films, which may or may not hold high significance. It is also my own personal opinion.</p> <p>Rate, Comment, Share, Subscribe.</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2012-12-03:clip5479078830 Significant Black Characters in SF Films (Part Two)30 Significant Black Characters in SF Films (Part One)Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:11:23 -0400http://vimeo.com/49034436Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/49034436"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/378882650_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">This is part one of three of "30 Significant Black SF characters in SF films". In this case, significance is defined as "something that is conveyed as a meaning, often obscurely or indirectly", I have set 5 basic criteria for picking characters (not the films!). They are as follows below:</p> <p>1. Character (is the character primary, secondary or extra)<br> 2. Agency (does the character have the ability to make their own choices)<br> 3. Survival (does the character live until the end of the film)<br> 4. Boglesque (does the character appear as a stereotype)<br> 5. Relevance (does character have historical, political or social relevance)</p> <p>﻿﻿This is an informal, evolving survey of characters and is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is also very specifically about the characters and not about the films, which may or may not hold high significance. It is also my own personal opinion.</p> <p>Rate, Comment, Share, Subscribe.</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2012-09-07:clip4903443630 Significant Black Characters in SF Films (Part One)Black Moon (behind the scenes)Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:09:35 -0400http://vimeo.com/29129964Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/29129964"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/194889212_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">2011</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2011-09-16:clip29129964Black Moon (behind the scenes)L. A. Banks tribute video (2011)Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:21:17 -0400http://vimeo.com/27321900Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/27321900"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/181313760_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">L. A. Banks tribute video</p> <p>“I will remember Leslie Esdaile Banks as a consummate example of creativity and focus as a writer, one who never lost sight of the idea that images in art often shape world perceptions of people and cultures. I will remember her ambition and her hustle as a writer, sometimes at the mercy of life’s challenges but always for the love of doing what she loved to do. I will also remember how she supported me on numerous occasions with encouragement, time, money and how she even opened her home to me twice when I was just beginning to work on my documentary, Invisible Universe. For these things, I am forever grateful. And with all that being said, I will remember her most of all for her big, heartfelt laughs.”</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:l.+a.+banks">l. a. banks</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:the">the</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:vampire">vampire</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:huntress">huntress</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:legend">legend</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:series">series</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:speculative+fiction">speculative fiction</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:science+fiction">science fiction</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:fantasy">fantasy</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:horror">horror</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:warrior+of+light">warrior of light</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:vampires">vampires</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:demons">demons</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:writer">writer</a></p>tag:vimeo,2011-08-05:clip27321900L. A. Banks tribute video (2011)Invisible Universe trailer (2011)Sat, 14 May 2011 11:30:09 -0400http://vimeo.com/23725463Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/23725463"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/154766084_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Mizan Media Productions presents</p> <p>Invisible Universe (trailer)</p> <p>Invisible Universe: a history of blackness in speculative fiction explores the relationship between the Black body and popular fantasy, horror and science fiction literature and film and the alternative perspectives produced by creators of color. This documentary features interviews with major writers, scholars, artists and filmmakers and explores comics, television, film and literature by deconstructing stereotyped images of Black people in the genres. The Invisible Universe documentary ultimately reveals how Black creators have been consciously creating their own universe.</p> <p>Produced and directed by M. Asli Dukan </p> <p>For more information: <a href="http://www.invisibleuniversedoc.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">invisibleuniversedoc.com</a></p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:invisible+universe">invisible universe</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:documentary">documentary</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:science+fiction">science fiction</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:fantasy">fantasy</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:horror">horror</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+scifi">black scifi</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:sf">sf</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:octavia+e.+butler">octavia e. butler</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:samuel+r.+delany">samuel r. delany</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:chip">chip</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:maslidukan">maslidukan</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a></p>tag:vimeo,2011-05-14:clip23725463Invisible Universe trailer (2011)Orishas trailer (2001)Sat, 14 May 2011 01:52:08 -0400http://vimeo.com/23714884Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/23714884"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/154690129_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Mizan Media Productions presents</p> <p>Orishas (trailer)</p> <p>"Ancient African gods in modern day New York City"</p> <p>What if the Yoruban Orisha, Oya, was called to earth but loses her memory of who she is on her journey there? She wanders modern day Harlem encountering its present day inhabitants and other gods in disguise as she tries to understand her reason for existence in this modern day setting.</p> <p>Orishas Cast:<br> Jo Olivieira<br> Louisa Brown<br> Wali Muhammad<br> Dorine Horn<br> Yor-el Francis<br> Duane Vargas</p> <p>Orishas Crew:<br> Writer/Producer/Director: M. Asli Dukan<br> Cinematographer: Miguel Jerez<br> .....additional camera by Yat-Hong Chow, M. Asli Dukan<br> Assistant Director: Clarivel Ruiz<br> Lighting: Yat-Hong Chow<br> Production Design: Leah Williams<br> Associate Producer: Faith Pennick<br> Production Assistant: Dmitri Bougakov<br> Production Assistant: Kelly Merriwether<br> Editing/Sound Design: M. Asli Dukan, Clarivel Ruiz<br> Music: Colleen "Max" Fisher</p> <p>For more information: <a href="http://www.maslidukan.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">maslidukan.com</a></p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2011-05-14:clip23714884Orishas trailer (2001)Skin Folk teaser trailer (Narrative feature work-in-progress)Sun, 08 May 2011 17:21:47 -0400http://vimeo.com/23451503Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/23451503"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/490694241_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Producer/Director : M. Asli Dukan</p> <p>Skin Folk is an anthology horror film in development based on the work of award winning SF writer, Nalo Hopkinson. The project is being produced by M. Asli Dukan of Mizan Media Productions. In conjunction with Miguel Jerez, Ms. Dukan will also be directing one of the three shorts that make up the feature length project. This teaser trailer includes the cinematography of Olive Demetrius, sound by Andrea Williams, the wardrobe design of Joanne Petit-Frere and the make up and special effect make up of Marisha Roxanne Scott.</p> <p>In the tradition of Twilight Zone: The Movie, Creepshow and Tales from the Darkside, from the mind of award winning SF writer, Nalo Hopkinson and re-imagined through the original vision of filmmaker, M. Asli Dukan come three horrifying tales from New Orleans.</p> <p>These three tales of wanton pride, stifled love and oppressive greed will have you crawling in your own skin!</p> <p>Skin Folk, the motion picture is a feature length anthology horror film and is currently in development.</p> <p><a href="http://www.skinfolkmovie.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">skinfolkmovie.com</a></p> <p>For more information, contact the producer at skinfolkmovie @ gmail (dot) com.</p> <p>Edited by Miguel Jerez. Music by Godspeed You Black Emperor.</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:skin+folk">skin folk</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:teaser+trailer">teaser trailer</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:anthology+horror+film">anthology horror film</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:vampire">vampire</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:ghost">ghost</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:zombie">zombie</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:soucouyant">soucouyant</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:ganger">ganger</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:maslidukan">maslidukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:nalo+hopkinson">nalo hopkinson</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:miguel+jerez">miguel jerez</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:new+orleans">new orleans</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:movie">movie</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:science+fiction">science fiction</a></p>tag:vimeo,2011-05-08:clip23451503Skin Folk teaser trailer (Narrative feature work-in-progress)73 trailer (2008)Fri, 06 May 2011 20:18:36 -0400http://vimeo.com/23392808Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/23392808"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/152257595_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">73 trailer (2008)</p> <p>“Reality is what they want you to see…”</p> <p>A young pregnant woman escapes from her corporate sponsor to seek freedom for herself and her unborn child and to set in motion a plan to bring down the autonomous organization. When she meets an immigrant shop owner with everything to lose, will she be turned in or helped to achieve her goal or will the armed agents of the omnipresent organization catch up with them both first?</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2011-05-06:clip2339280873 trailer (2008)M.O.M.M. trailer (2011)Tue, 03 May 2011 08:42:03 -0400http://vimeo.com/23205671Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/23205671"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/448933864_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">M.O.M.M. trailer (2008)</p> <p>"So many conversations in her head, but no voice of her own."</p> <p>A young woman fights everyday to keep the voices out of her head, by drowning them out with sex and alcohol, and all while trying to raise the child she did not want to conceive. When her "creator" comes to check up on their child, it is a war of the words and wills between them.</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:trailer">trailer</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:short+film">short film</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:maslidukan">maslidukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.+asli+dukan">m. asli dukan</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:ashley+e.+brockington">ashley e. brockington</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:alfred+e.+rutherford">alfred e. rutherford</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mark+gardner">mark gardner</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:scifi">scifi</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:black+scifi">black scifi</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:speculative+fiction">speculative fiction</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:m.o.m.m.">m.o.m.m.</a></p>tag:vimeo,2011-05-03:clip23205671M.O.M.M. trailer (2011)Skin Folk / Films We Love - "Ganja & Hess", 1973, (dir.: Bill Gunn)Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:26:19 -0400http://vimeo.com/22947128Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/22947128"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/149054870_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">A mini review of "Ganja & Hess" and why I love this film.</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>tag:vimeo,2011-04-27:clip22947128Skin Folk / Films We Love - "Ganja & Hess", 1973, (dir.: Bill Gunn)Tamar-kali epk (2001)Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:12:01 -0400http://vimeo.com/10870603Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/10870603"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/58129527_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Produced, directed and edited by M. Asli Dukan</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:tamar-kali">tamar-kali</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:epk">epk</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media+productions">mizan media productions</a></p>tag:vimeo,2010-04-12:clip10870603Tamar-kali epk (2001)Hanifah Walidah - Do You MindMon, 05 Apr 2010 10:05:46 -0400http://vimeo.com/10691970Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/10691970"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/448887258_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Director : M. Asli Dukan<br> Director of Photography : Olive Demetrius<br> Editor : M. Asli Dukan<br> Producers : Hanifah Walidah, Olive Demetrius, M. Asli Dukan<br> Production Companies : Trust Life Releases, Mizan Media Productions<br> Year : 2008</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:do+you+mind">do you mind</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:hanifah+walidah">hanifah walidah</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:u+people+documentary">u people documentary</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:dukan">dukan</a></p>tag:vimeo,2010-04-05:clip10691970Hanifah Walidah - Do You MindTamar-kali - BootMon, 05 Apr 2010 09:52:43 -0400http://vimeo.com/10691696Mizan Media<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/10691696"><img src="https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/56694490_200x150.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p class="first">Director : M. Asli Dukan<br> Director of Photography : Yvie Raij<br> Editor : Mike Mason<br> Producer : M. Asli Dukan<br> Production Companies: Mizan Media Productions, Flaming Yoni Records<br> Year : 2006</p></p><p><strong>Cast:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/mizanmedia">Mizan Media</a></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:boot">boot</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:tamar-kali">tamar-kali</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:geechee+goddess">geechee goddess</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:music+video">music video</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:afropunk">afropunk</a>, <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:dukan">dukan</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/tag:mizan+media">mizan media</a></p>tag:vimeo,2010-04-05:clip10691696Tamar-kali - Boot